Product Description

There is no other writer in the Caribbean quite like Willi Chen. He is that rare breed, a West Indian writer of Chinese origin, yet the Chinese in his fiction and plays tend to be secondary characters. Most of his stories, whether comical or darker in tone, focus on the simple, earthy lives of the poverty-line rural East Indian communitythe quarrels and contrivances, the passions and ambitions, the easy joys and elemental tragedies. Chen writes with an astonishing vigor and enthusiasm, his words tumbling over themselves in their lavishly sensuous and inventive application to this canvas, vividly conjuring the smells, textures, sounds, and flavours of the Trinidad countryside.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #683817 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .36" h x 5.48" w x 8.48" l, .49 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

About the Author
Willi Chen was born in Couva, canefield country in central Trinidad, and grew up immersed in rural East Indian culture. Drawing on these Indian, his own Chinese, and other ethnic influences, he developed into a multi-talented artist, winner of national and international awards for painting, poetry, short stories, plays and set design. His sculptures grace public spaces such as the Port of Spain Central Bank foyer and roundabouts around San Fernando. He has designed churches and other buildings. His stories and poems are frequently published in prestigious journals as well as newspapers. His first collection, King of the Carnival, was published in 1988.